Car-replacer.



G. H. SISSON & S. P. KELGH.

GAR REPLAGEB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1914.

1 l 21 ,30 1 Patented D60. 15, 1914.

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-; UNITED sTAr s PATENT OFFICE.

v CHARLES I-LSISSGN AND SIMON I. KELCH, (3E NELSONVILLE, OHIO.

, T aZZ whom it may concern rable and efficient in ment of thisinvention as f rails.

' Be it known that we, CHARLES H. SISSON and SIMON P. KnLoH, citizens of the United States, residing at N elsonville, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Replacers, of specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in car replacers or rerailers and as its principal object aims to provide a novel form of fastening device for securing the 'rerailers in the proper position on the ties to deflect a wheel flange from an abnormal path and guide the wheel back onto the rail,

' Afurther object of the invention is to construct the fastening devices with such regard to proportion, number and arrangement of parts that they may not only be cheaply manufactured butwill, also, be duservice, being adapted for speedy and convenient application to the replacer blocks and the rails with a minimum expenditureof time and labor.

The above recited and other incidental ob- .jects of a similar nature, which will be hereinafter more specifically treated, are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims, which are appended hereto and form'a part of this application.

Referring to the drawing, in which there has been illustrated the preferred embodiit is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference characters desig nate corresponding parts, 1

whichthe following is a section showing a pair of rerailerblocks held in operative relation to a; pair of rails by means of the improved clamping devices; Fig.2 is a transverse section taken through the track as shown in'Fig. 1;Fig, 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the rerailer blocks showing the underside thereof; Fig.

at isa detail perspective VlQW- of one of the clamping? devices which are employed in properly attaching the rerailer blocks to the 'In the embodiment of the invention shown Specification of Letters Patent.

back onto the rail.

CAR-REPLACER.

in the accompanying drawing, and illustrated particularly as an operative entirety in Fig. 1, these are employed in connection with the rails'A and B, a pair of rerailer blocks 10 and 11.

At this point it may be well to explain that, if so desired, four rerailer or replacer blocks may be used without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention. In the present instance, however, it has been found expedient to employ but two replacer blocks disposing one on the inner side of the rail A and the other on the outerside of the rail B. Y V

The members 10 and 11 are both preferably formed in the nature of steel castings and are substantially similar in construction. It will, therefore, be necessary to describe only one of the rerailers in detail, for which purpose reference will now be had to Figs. '2 and 3. The member 10 consists edge of which extends a longitudinal ver-.

tically disposed flange 14 The flange 1%, is, of course, adapted to deflect a wheel flangefrom an abnormal path as when the wheels have jumped the rail. face 13 of the member 10 is, as stated, longitudinally curved and is, also, inclined uniformly at all points throughout its length downwardly from the flange 14 toward the rail. The purpose in thus imparting to the tread face of the body member 12 a lateral incline is to insure the movement of a wheel The-lower face of the body portion 12, is as shown particularly in Fig. 2, recessed as at 15. Within this recess and extending transversely thereof I aremounted lJWO 111611211110 llOldiIiO StIlpS Fi urel is it QIS 368131 78 VIEW 0f 3, track and 17 which areadapted to be engaged by the jaws of the fastening devices to be later described. ,The outer face ofthe body member l2 is provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced recesses, the walls 18 of which areinwardly and upwardly inclined. These Patented Dec. 15, 1914. I Application filed July 31, 1914. Serial No. 854,347.

The upper 11 will'ibe disposed at different heights 'Wlll ,be apparent when itis iconsidered that the l the "wheel fiange b is designed tomerge'into the tread of the rail, as shownat-the-left--*handside o-f-Fig" 2, the center portion of the face 13 of the member 11 is disposed, as showngatjgthe right hand side of Fig. 2, below the tread of the rail B. The purpose in thus forming:

the members 10 andll so that their faces "on ..-the "other hand, the I'nernber '11 'is vreq uired' only to guide the body {of the Wheel back ontofthe tr'ead of. therjail 'B, to bring c i the e ga em 5 Withfthe inner edgeof the rail BQ Th'e" fastening devices are all similar in construction, one of them fibeing illustrated in'detail. in Fig. 4. Upon,reierence to this i fig n're'it will thusbe "seenpthateach 2'f2lS tener isin the nature of -a-clampfland in-., J

eludes a body or base "plate 19,01'1e terminal of which for-medwith a longitudinal bim Q flQ-ij T are r imi y and p d yl his biiur at on ar te mina y bers 23 andfi li bent atright angles to 'formfiXedja fmemo i t te m o the they as opposite to the jf ixedjaws 7 formed an integral ip andingfbracket'25.

This mem er 2 is provided with a threaded opening through ,Whichpasses a :screw rod.-

26. The terminal QfJQlllS SGIGW rod 26is equipped with the fshoe 27, which isy-freely attached so' that the [screw iLr'od \mayjjbe rotated whileth Shoe is in relatirielfi xed pa -aim. A head =28 isprovidedfor the Y extending 'intersectmg bores, 29 1n rew q an is, formed-with, diagonall I may be inserted jasteel bar erred when it" is desired to rotate the screw, eitherap: plying or remoying the rerailer bloclrsr The clamp is provided itha fixed jaw 30, the" a portion '31 of whichflextends ,ltransversely across the bifurcation 20 and is secured position'byrivets. i

On the one'lon tudinal edgeiof the body pla o he l m'p' aidormd enamel laterally extending sharpened spurs or teeth, 32 the function ofwhichfwill be; hereinafter QSBda ii. i

Har n u e bed the/actual arrange: mentand' construction of the rerailer blocks and" the clamps employed in connection therewith, it now remains to 'Irlescribejthe manner in which the clamps are applied for? holding the members 10 and 11' i-n the desired position With respect to the rails A is' app'liedto their 1 of rerailer block but is, also,-- so designed that a clamp 'qf-the simplest possible-com -.In reduction to practice, it has been fouridi that the -,form [of thisjinvention,illustrated it =-rle fi ble o empha'sizerrhe {f ct-- that struction, proportion and} arrangement" of;

. may resorted-to, when required ;W1tl1011t sacrificmg any pf the advantagesei; 1:1;

l i ed v th the ffiangelire mote therefrom? The' f bodyfplate of the 'iclamp'is then passed beneath the lrail *theTerafler" block. 1 "The pair offixed jaws 21 and 22' are arranged to {engage the lower edge t m body 12 being seated in the re,.-;; cesses at the 'loweredge thereof, as shown- ,1 3 'in* particularly. Y

the jawi -1nemberU30 is engaged with that At [the same itime edge of the holding strip 160r- 17, as the case may be, which is remote from--thefy center; of 2 the rerailer block. The psi-P11133132 1 r the Qeeaed-W th, t s de, o t e a i 1 d a, r any h t:: =e -a1 it ri tm t l h ad hQ, r en z y rota ing this member to clamp kthe;shoe 27 against the adjacent face of the rail Web. It Will/be i u -tha by ma pulat ng %th screw od f t -jaw 1 and -22-wi11 fi m y en ge th ner d e efa h {m mbe lQSAega t adjacent faee ofthe railavebf, Thujsvthe re; a lenb kmay beheld fi m y an s ju e i against ,thebase ,and'web of ,thegr'ail. The j w -2. f th p i f re een devices-er each rerailer block are oppositely arrsinged so b -the block Mi -b iheldaga zn t on 1 na wmeremen :a ainis rth im act Offer car Wheel comingin-either{direction -;alo11;g the tr acln 1 From the foregoing description -Wil'l I now be .seen; that there is proyideda block whichis not only asimple and. eflicient; form rii t o m y l zea p mp y 813-, curing it against bothlongitudinal and-10,0 lateral movementwithprespect toqtherailwra' inthe draWings,=andreferred to in the abore description as the {preferred--gthbodimentfil'OS is the mostelfipient andpractical yetlrealizix ingthat the conditions concurrent with the V adoption of this device will necessarily vary, {51- various minor .changesiin details, of. con%-1 10 this invention, as .v-djefine d, I the I appendedv ims t a 5''115 thusidescribedithe hvention,-what 7 lasfnew istw J I I railei pf? the character described I inelnrllng a rei'ai-ler block having a recess formedkin its lower faeeand holding plates i mounted therein,*aremovabl e clamp for de Ha v-ri '-tachably engagi ngf -the blockagaiiist. a rail, I said clamp; beingfg-provided with PfiXtGjCl 'j'aws "-52" gagfiflb Withheblock,agjaw engageablei B yxt Ope atio is s el c T e 1 em leijbl' j l il Q1 11, as the elmwi 'ea;

the block,

and engageable with the rail to which the block is applied. 2. A rerailer of the character including a rerailer block, a holding plate carried thereby, and a removable clamp for detachably engaging the block with'the rail, saidclamp including a body plate, a pair of fixed jaws formed thereon andengageable with the block, an additional fixedjaw extending at right anglesto the first mentioned jaws and engageable with a: holding plate, and a movable jaw engageable with vthe rail to which the block is applied. 7

3. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block, and a removable clamping member, said clamp including a body plate having a longitudinal bifurcation at one terminal, a pair of fixed jaws formed by bending the terminals of the arms produced by the bifurcation at approximate right angles to the body plate, an additional fixed jaw traversing the bifurcation and secured to the body plate, and a movable jaw located at that terminal of the body plate opposite the first mentioned jaws.

A. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block, and a removable clamping member, said clamp including a body plate having a longitudinal bifurcation at one terminal, a pair of fixed jaws formed by bending the terminals of the arms produced by the bifurcation at approximate right angles to the body plate, an additional fixed jaw traversing the bifurcation and secured to the body plate and extending at right angles to the first mentioned jaw, and a movable jaw located at that terminal of the body plate opposite the first mentioned jaws.

5. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block having a recess formed in its under face, a pair of holding plates extending transversely across the recess and terminally engaged with the block, a pair of clamping members for detachably securing the block against a rail,"each of said clamping members including a pair of fixed jaws engageable against the outer face of a movable jaw engageable against the rail to which the block is applied, and an additional fixed jaw which extends at right angles to the first fixed jaws and is engageable with a holding plate, the second mentioned fixed jaws of the two clamps being engageable against opposite edges of the holding plate, whereby the block is held against longitudinal movement.

6. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block, and removable clamping members independent of the block for detachably engaging the same with a rail, each of said clamping members being provided with a pair of fixed jaws for holddescribed .lilae ing the block against lateral movement with respect to the, rail, and an additional fixed jaw. for holding the block againstlongitiu dinal movement with respect to the rail,

. 7. A rerailer of the character described including a .rerailer block, and clamping members independent of the block for de tachably engaging the same against a rail, each of said clamping members being pro iided; with; a

rail, said movable jaw co-acting with the said fixed jaws for clamping the block against the rail and for holding it against lateral movement with respect thereto, and an additional fixed jaw carried by each of the clamping members and engageable with the block, said additional jaws extending at right angles to the first mentioned jaws and co-acting with each other in holding the block against longitudinal movement with respect to the rail.

8. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block, and a clamp for detachably engaging the block with the rail, said clamp including fixed and movable jaws for holding the block against longitudinal and lateral movement with respect to the track.

9. A rerailer of the character described including a block member, and a clamp for detachably engaging the block with the rail, said clamp including coactingfixed and movable jaws for holding the block against lateral movement with respect to the rail, and a fixed jaw for holding the block against longitudinal movement with respect to the rail.

10. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block having a recess formed in its lower face, a holding plate mounted therein, and a removable clamp for detachably engaging the block against the rail, said clamp including a fixed jaw engageable with the block, a movable jaw engageable with the rail, and a fixed jaw;}: engageable with the holding plate.

11. A rerailer of the character described including a rerailer block, a pair of holding plates carried by the base portion thereof, and a clamp for detachably engaging the 7 pair of fixed jaws engageable 1" 2 I with the block and against the outer face ,thereofiatmovable jaw engageable with the j I block against a rail, said clamp including a 5 tha'b'lock "and rail fdrholdifig the block 10 eithen directio whereby the'ht blok maybe FRED" 'Waishington, 0.? 

